the reason I dont like paper trading systems is one bc without real money transacted, I cant make money and two bc I think having some skin in the game changes everything. But I realize after talking to you that this may be an unrealistic dream.
You can also
1) charge for the advise. Something relatively small but accessible to most people. THAT would be a game changer :)
2) pitch the idea to fidelity or some other consumer facing brokerage. If you have good material, brokerage companies love it.
3) fake the trades. For example, Lehman Europe [LBIE] used to allow for infinite leverage by simulating each position (withdrawing money from the account when clients bought, and replenishing when they sold again). So you could do the following:
- hold the positions that you advocate - when people want to "buy" the signal (buy when you say buy, sell when you say sell), then basically sell the exposure to their account - when people want to "sell" the signal (opposing you), then just take a naked position. Ostensibly, if your signals are good, then you should make money :)
I would highly recommend learning about finance via a trading job or internship. There are a lot of subtleties involved. Not that you couldn't learn by reading a bunch of books, but finance is highly regulated and its important to understand all the ins and outs :)